(6523) Clube

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Asteroid
(6523) Clube
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  June 27, 2015 ( JD 2,457,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6480  AU
eccentricity 0.4183
Perihelion - aphelion 1.5403 AU - 3.7557 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 26.6190 °
Length of the ascending node 354.8214 °
Argument of the periapsis 284.8735 °
Sidereal period 4.31 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.31 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 15.0 mag
history
Explorer Robert McNaught
Date of discovery October 1, 1991
Another name 1991 TC
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(6523) Clube is a mars web grazing asteroid of the main belt . It was discovered on October 1, 1991 by the British - Australian astronomer Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory ( observatory code 413) in Australia.

The asteroid is named after the English astronomer and astrophysicist Victor Clube (* 1934).

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